Abbreviations

A

AAC – Auto Adoption Center, a web site where you could upload .pet files for credits, which you could then use to “buy” new and different petz.Adoption Application – You will sometimes need to fill out one of these to apply for a pet that you would like to adopt.AC – Adoption Center or Alley CatAlley Cat – Original breed released with Petz 3 (and as a special download for Petz II)Appy – Short for Application, see Adoption ApplicationAussie –Short for Australian shepherdAXE – Advanved Hex Editor, a hex editor used to hex petz

B

Babyz – Another game by PF.Magic, where you take care of babiesBC – Short for Babyz Community or Border CollieBMD –Short for Bernese Mountain Dog, a hexed breed
BMG – Short for The Breedmakers’ Guild, a club that registers breeds made by selective breeding (more about selective breeds under “selective breed”).BMP – type of picture, not allowed due to large file sizeBump – means one is “bumping” up their post to make people see it; mostly done on Adoptions and shows; often done with infamous [image] icon
BW, B+W – B&W Shorthair

D
Dali – Short for Dalmatian
Dali Pose – For dogz, in shows, legs aligned, head facing you and aligned with front legs as much as possible
Dane Pose – For dogz, in shows, legs aligned, one eye showing on head, good carriage of head
DL – Desert Lynx
Double-posting – process of posting two posts one right after another, regardless of whether they say the same thing or not

E
EM – Egyptian Mau
e-mail addy – e-mail address

F
furfile – file made by hexer to add texture to a breed

G
.GIF – type of picture, small file size, often doesn’t distort anything (preferred)
GSD – German Shepherd Dog
GS – Variation of GSD, German Shepherd.
Gypsy – a cat with the body of a calico and two colors in the fur. One color should dominate, and the other should only appear on one jowl, one ear, one foot, and one band on the tail

P
PA – Petz Auctions
Pr – Persian
PC – Petz Community, NOT Personal Computer
P.F. Magic – original makers of the Petz series. Bought out by Mindscape, I believe
.pet file – Your precious pet is one of these
POL – Pick Of The Litter, the best pet from a litter
Prefix – used in shows to show who owns/bred/created the pet. ex. RKC/Breeze’s The Support You Need
.PNG – type of picture, smallish file size, doesn’t distort images
PWS – Petz Workshop

T
Tamsin – Mutt/Dalmatian mix with special standards
Tasmin – Misspelling of Tamsin; last time I checked, Tasmin was either an island, or a Tasmanian Devil
Taggy – Tag-board
Title – Something you put infront of a Petz show name that shows how many show points they have. Eg. Grand Champion when the pet has 15 or more points.
TPB – The Petz Board; currently closed, I believe

U
UbiSoft – The creators of Petz 5
Ubi GS – The German Shepherd that comes with Petz 5

V

W
Wildz – Petz files that have been hexed to look like wild animals
WIP – Work In Progress, term commonly used by hexers